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An Open Letter to Rep. Pramila Jayapal Regarding Medicare for All
Published on Wednesday, February 06, 2019 on Common Dreams by Isabel Ostrer, Chris Cai, and Ana Malinow.
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Is employer-sponsored insurance really a good deal for workers?
Company insurance is deeply entrenched and poses a big challenge to Medicare-for-all — but costs for those plans are on the rise.
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Employers likely to begin increasing employees’ premium contributions
According to a report released today by the California Health Care Foundation, in a recent survey, 27% of California firms said they were very or somewhat likely in increase employees’ premium contribution in the next year. Other key findings include: Health insurance premiums for family coverage grew by 5.6%. Family coverage premiums have seen a…
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Congressman Ryan Hides After Trying to Attack Medicare in San Francisco
Congressman Ryan Hides After Trying to Attack Medicare in San Francisco From Don Bechler of Single Payer Now – Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) came to SF on May 24 to raise funds for his attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Gay Marriage. He is the point person for the 1% attacks on our social…
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Healthcare is a Human Right & Celebrating May Day in the City of Angels
Back in December, Occupy LA put out the call for a general strike on May 1st 2012. The points of unity were: immigrant rights, economic, social and environmental justice. For labor rights, peace, civil liberties and ending the police state. For housing, education and healthcare as human rights, and for women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and…
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LA Solidarity Rally & Speakout
On Monday, January 9, hundreds of single payer healthcare activists took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles staging a New Orleans style, jazz funeral procession through the financial district, complete with an eight-piece band. The “funeral” mourned the losses of the thousands of people who die each year either because they lacked health insurance,…
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Occupy Healthcare
Two years ago, on October 15th, demonstrations took place across the country at 15 health insurance company offices. Protesters were demanding that insurance companies immediately grant approval of all medically necessary services to patients who were currently being denied treatment. These requests were met with a typical P.R. response that goes something like “we appreciate…
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“They told me it would never happen…”
A week ago today, the New York State Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act by a vote of 33-29. Thirty days after the bill is signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo, it will grant same sex couples the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. New York will become the sixth state in the union…
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Out in Force
On Monday, April 4, we collected 354 single payer postcards at the “Stop the Attacks on Working People” Rallies in Oakland and San Francisco. Collecting postcards is a wonderful way to engage the public and gain support for SB 810 and single payer. This activity is an integral part of our existence. It enables activists…
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Opening Day at the Races
Two major events for the single payer community brought out supporters in force this last weekend. Saturday, we hosted our annual potluck in San Francisco. We had an amazing turn out with around 170 people from all over the state in attendance. Mark Leno was the featured speaker, as well as Jodi Reed from CARA,…